Love seeing all of your machines!!! I inherited my Great-Grandma's Singer 401. The sales receipt was in the cabinet, so I know she purchased it and a really nice cabinet for $353.76 on 12/7/1958. It has cams fir specialty stitches, but I normally use just the basic straight and zigzag stitches. I put it through a lot last year and it is in need of some servicing before I can start back on making craft items, clothes and quilting again, but like you, I've waited for things to settle down. Thank you for sharing your passion. The love you have for sewing is so infectious!
Hi Cherie. Just imagine how much money $353.76 was to them in 1958. The inflation calculator on the internet says that that is equivalent to $3288. That’s like buying a baby lock machine. Wow. I gave my mom an old singer in my 20s because I found it so beautiful. It was a great gift she loves it but it is a show piece and not one of the machines she uses. I’d love to get it out and try it. Maybe I’ll do that when I visit her at the end of the month. Thanks for hanging out with me today to watch.
Thanks Amy, I have a Manual and a Electronic sewing machines and I would love to have a serger but our home is small and space just dosen't allow it. Thanks for showing us what each machine can do. God bless!
Very interesting. I learned to sew on my mother’s 1940s vintage Singer sewing machine which only sewed forwards and backwards. The first machine I bought myself was a heavy all-steel Kenmore which came with all sorts of cams for decorative stitches and monograms. I loved it but a part broke (the thread uptake lever). I was unable to get a replacement part anywhere and Sears no longer even carried it. Then I bought another Kenmore (using my then Sears points) which, although not electronic, has a lot of built in stitches. It continues to work fine for my needs (mainly craft type sewing). I just hope nothing breaks on it as I may not be able to get the parts since Sears (Canada) is no longer around (I think Janome may have manufactured the Kenmore brand.) A few months ago I bought a Singer serger (entry level) but have not experimented with it much other than to make a Canadian themed hooded blanket for my daughter who is a nurse in the US (to make her think of home). With Covid and now being retired, I decided to sew again after not having much time to do so during my working career. I have made hundreds of masks which I have given away as well as a variety of nurse’s scrub caps, along with many craft projects. I find sewing very calming!
Hi Joan. Thanks for watching and commenting. It is so great that you have picked up sewing again. I miss Sears. The older Sears, not the grasping at last straws Sears. My Kenmore machine was fantastic. I think my brother still has it from when I moved back to Ontario from Winnipeg and left it with him. Enjoy your retirement and the calming effects of sewing😁
Very helpful, Amy. I'm a basic kind of sewist. I'm going to use the inexpensive Singer (that I 'inherited") for simple craft "stuff" (decorative stitches on paper and journal covers, etc.) and have my 1970 Kenmore tuned up for everyday sewing use. Loved it back then and remember the power of that baby. Really had my questions answered today in your video. THANK YOU! 😋 From Cheryl in AZ
I would KILL for an air-threading serger ... KILL. :o) Maybe I can find one second-hand. (I have a second-hand Bernina 1100D, VERY dependable, but threading it is such a chore. Thanks for the video! Annette
@@yoursewingteacher1729 Well, it's WELL WORTH $700. I'll have to see who sells them around here. I just recently learned about them. :o) The color of the thread in my serger DICTATES what I'm making next, I SO hate to change the thread - ha!
An air-threader is amazing! I got a Juki MO-2000 QVP from a dealer in a different state for under $900. Sometimes it's cheaper that way. It was brand new and if I need to take it in, I can have it repaired locally.
As always you learn something new every day if seem like a troll I don't mean to be may have I suggested a mini vacuum and once a month give it a good cleaning oh mom had a portable green machine monster from Elena 12 pounds that thing was heavy and you had to oil it constantly it was a founding member of an oil (alocoholics anonymous) lol and the sears big one w/cabinet gray and white and a few more that I can recall my grandmothers ( her mom's things)
I have an idea for a sewing machine for people handicapped people, it all in the designed stages in my head, and I'm not in the place to discuss it further here. or to register the idea.
I think that’s a great idea. I have had to make some modifications for ability with some of my students over the years. I think everyone should be able to sew!
I bought a Viking in 1979 that was all metal and heavy. It had cams that had decorative stitches. I really loved it but it broke down so the cams wouldn't work and I got an estimate if $500 to fix it . Originally the machine cost almost $2000 but I could not justify spending $500 and so my sister spent $550 for a new viking (all plastic) but it has all the decorative stitches built in.
Funny the difference between the older machines and the quality of their construction bs the new ones. The life expectancy of machines prior to 1980 is greater than 50 years. The new machines (all plastic) have a life expectancy of about 5 years with regular use. Thanks for stopping to watch and commenting😊
Hi Amy! I had emailed you a few months ago about sending you some thread for your program. I cant seem to find our correspondence by email! can you email me again you address?
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Love seeing all of your machines!!! I inherited my Great-Grandma's Singer 401. The sales receipt was in the cabinet, so I know she purchased it and a really nice cabinet for $353.76 on 12/7/1958. It has cams fir specialty stitches, but I normally use just the basic straight and zigzag stitches. I put it through a lot last year and it is in need of some servicing before I can start back on making craft items, clothes and quilting again, but like you, I've waited for things to settle down. Thank you for sharing your passion. The love you have for sewing is so infectious!
Hi Cherie. Just imagine how much money $353.76 was to them in 1958. The inflation calculator on the internet says that that is equivalent to $3288. That’s like buying a baby lock machine. Wow.
I gave my mom an old singer in my 20s because I found it so beautiful. It was a great gift she loves it but it is a show piece and not one of the machines she uses. I’d love to get it out and try it. Maybe I’ll do that when I visit her at the end of the month. Thanks for hanging out with me today to watch.
Very informative! I learned a lot by seeing all of your fantastic machines! Thanks for sharing this.
Thanks for watching Catherine. 💕
Thanks Amy, I have a Manual and a Electronic sewing machines and I would love to have a serger but our home is small and space just dosen't allow it. Thanks for showing us what each machine can do. God bless!
Thanks for watching the video Donna!
Very interesting. I learned to sew on my mother’s 1940s vintage Singer sewing machine which only sewed forwards and backwards. The first machine I bought myself was a heavy all-steel Kenmore which came with all sorts of cams for decorative stitches and monograms. I loved it but a part broke (the thread uptake lever). I was unable to get a replacement part anywhere and Sears no longer even carried it. Then I bought another Kenmore (using my then Sears points) which, although not electronic, has a lot of built in stitches. It continues to work fine for my needs (mainly craft type sewing). I just hope nothing breaks on it as I may not be able to get the parts since Sears (Canada) is no longer around (I think Janome may have manufactured the Kenmore brand.) A few months ago I bought a Singer serger (entry level) but have not experimented with it much other than to make a Canadian themed hooded blanket for my daughter who is a nurse in the US (to make her think of home). With Covid and now being retired, I decided to sew again after not having much time to do so during my working career. I have made hundreds of masks which I have given away as well as a variety of nurse’s scrub caps, along with many craft projects. I find sewing very calming!
Hi Joan. Thanks for watching and commenting. It is so great that you have picked up sewing again. I miss Sears. The older Sears, not the grasping at last straws Sears. My Kenmore machine was fantastic. I think my brother still has it from when I moved back to Ontario from Winnipeg and left it with him. Enjoy your retirement and the calming effects of sewing😁
Very helpful, Amy. I'm a basic kind of sewist. I'm going to use the inexpensive Singer (that I 'inherited") for simple craft "stuff" (decorative stitches on paper and journal covers, etc.) and have my 1970 Kenmore tuned up for everyday sewing use. Loved it back then and remember the power of that baby. Really had my questions answered today in your video. THANK YOU! 😋 From Cheryl in AZ
Hi. Cheryl. So glad I could help by answering some questions. Thanks for being here. 💕
I would KILL for an air-threading serger ... KILL. :o) Maybe I can find one second-hand. (I have a second-hand Bernina 1100D, VERY dependable, but threading it is such a chore. Thanks for the video! Annette
I bought mine 2nd hand for $700. Great deal too. It is a workhorse! Thanks for watching! 👍😁
@@yoursewingteacher1729 Well, it's WELL WORTH $700. I'll have to see who sells them around here. I just recently learned about them. :o) The color of the thread in my serger DICTATES what I'm making next, I SO hate to change the thread - ha!
@@rabaile1 I hated being a slave to the serger thread! Lol
An air-threader is amazing! I got a Juki MO-2000 QVP from a dealer in a different state for under $900. Sometimes it's cheaper that way. It was brand new and if I need to take it in, I can have it repaired locally.
As always you learn something new every day if seem like a troll I don't mean to be may have I suggested a mini vacuum and once a month give it a good cleaning oh mom had a portable green machine monster from Elena 12 pounds that thing was heavy and you had to oil it constantly it was a founding member of an oil (alocoholics anonymous) lol and the sears big one w/cabinet gray and white and a few more that I can recall my grandmothers ( her mom's things)
Thanks again for being a regular. I appreciate my viewers who keep coming back! 💜❤️😊
I have an idea for a sewing machine for people handicapped people, it all in the designed stages in my head, and I'm not in the place to discuss it further here. or to register the idea.
I think that’s a great idea. I have had to make some modifications for ability with some of my students over the years. I think everyone should be able to sew!
@@yoursewingteacher1729 yes and they want to contribute as well.
I bought a Viking in 1979 that was all metal and heavy. It had cams that had decorative stitches. I really loved it but it broke down so the cams wouldn't work and I got an estimate if $500 to fix it . Originally the machine cost almost $2000 but I could not justify spending $500 and so my sister spent $550 for a new viking (all plastic) but it has all the decorative stitches built in.
Funny the difference between the older machines and the quality of their construction bs the new ones. The life expectancy of machines prior to 1980 is greater than 50 years. The new machines (all plastic) have a life expectancy of about 5 years with regular use. Thanks for stopping to watch and commenting😊
@@yoursewingteacher1729 I still have my mother's singer..no frills or even zigzag. She bought it in the 60's to replace her treadle machine.
Hi Amy! I had emailed you a few months ago about sending you some thread for your program. I cant seem to find our correspondence by email! can you email me again you address?
Email sent again! Thanks for checking in!
Please ignore my comment. It was meant for another person. I think I’m nuts….
Lol. I removed it! 😆